Trousers presser



n'. n. DEWEY A'NDL e. SAWDY.

TROUSERS PRESSER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 28 I921.

1,420,822. Pamm 27, 1922,

26 4 /6 Lj J DANIEL n. DEWEY AND LEO e. sAwnY, or ESCANABA, MICHIGAN. I

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To all whom it may concern j Be it known that wejDANmL D. DEWEY and LnoG. SAWDY, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Escanaba,inthe county of Deltaand State of Michigan, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in a Trousers Presser, of

which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to pressing devices for trousers and particularlyto a novel board composed of hinged sections adapted to be separated andfolded into a small compass.

The presser of our invention is designed primarily to provide a deviceof simple construction that may be collapsed and readily assembled andwhich will operate efficiently for the described purpose. It consistsessentially of two boards each of which is transversely divided therebyforming sections, and each section being provided with a hinged joint,the joints of two of the sections extending transversely of the boardwhile the joints of the two opposing sections extend longitudinallythereof. Thus the joints in the sections extend at an angle to eachother and a rigid structure is assured.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, wherein,

Fig. 1 is a view of one side of an assembled pressing device constructedin accordance with our invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite side thereof;

Fig. 3 is an edge view;

Fig. 4 is a perspective mantled board, and,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the spring clamps.

The device consists essentially of two boards adapted to resilientlyclamp the two legs of a pair of trousers therebetween. The boards aregenerally designated A and B. Each of these boards is transverselydivided and provided with hinges 10, 11, respectively, the pivots of thehinges being readily view of the disremovable and preferably consistingof stiff wires 12, 13, adapted to be inserted from the side through theeyes of the hinges. The

sections of the board A are likewise transversely divided therebyforming portions 14, 15, 16, 17. The parts of the hinges 18 are notseparable as in the case of the hinges 10, 11, there being no occasionfor this as Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 28,1921, Serial No. 511,077.

Patented June 27, 1922'.

the pieces of the sections may be folded back to back and occupy theminimum of space.

The sections of the board B are longitudinally dividedforming pieces 19,20,21, 22, these pieces being united by hinges 23,'th e parts of whichare likewiseinseparable, the pieces of the two sections being foldedback to back and substantially conforming in size to the folded sectionsof the board A.

Spring clips or fasteners 24, as best shown in Fig. 5, are employed forclamping the boards A, B, overthe trouser legs. A hook 25, havingsliding engagement with a keeper 26, provides means for hanging thetrousers as desired. When not in use the hook may be slid longitudinallyinto the plane of the board. The view in Fig. 4 is that of thedismantled boards showing the small space occupied bythe parts when inthat condition.

In operation and with the device assembled as shown, the two legs of apair of trousers are carefully placed on one board and the other boardlocated in proper p0sition. The spring clamps are then suitablypositioned in order to equalize the pressure at various points aroundthe board and the parts allowed to remain in the described position fora suitable length of time, usually over night. The clamping action ofthe spring clips is uniform and the pressing action will be found to bethorough. When the device is not in use or in case it is employed by menwho travel, it may be quickly dismantled and folded into the compassindicated in Fig. 4. A fabric container may be provided and the presser'carried either in that manner or in a suitcase or bag. It will beconstructed of light weight material, preferably laminated sections ofboard, so disposed that the grain of adjacent sec tions extend at rightangles.

Obviously the construction is capable of much modification and we do notwish to be limited except as indicated in the appended claims.

We claim: I

1. In a pressing device, the combination of a pair of pressing boards,means for clamping the same together, each of said boards beingtransversely divided at a point substantially midway between its ends,hinges joining the divided sections of each board, the sections of oneboard being additionally transversely divided and hinged,-

and the sections of the other board being longitudinally divided andhinged.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair ofboards, means for clamping trouser legs therebetween, each of the boardsbeing transversely divided and hinged at a point between its ends, meanspermitting ready separation of the hinged sections, each of the hingedsections of each board being subdivided and hinged, the division linesof two of the sections being transverse and the division line of theother two sections being longitudinal of the boards, the sections beingso disposed that the transverse and longitudinal division lines are inopposed sections.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair ofboards, spring clips for clamping trouser legs therebetween, each of theboards being transversely divided and hinged at a point bet-ween itsends, means permitting ready separation of the hinged sections, each ofthe hinged sections of each board being additionally divided and hinged,whereby each board may be separated into two sections and the parts ofeach section be folded back to back.

Signed at Escanaba, Mich, this 20th 00- tober, 1921.

DANIEL D. DEWEY. LEO Gr. SAWDY.

